diff --git a/components/lib/tooltip/style/TooltipStyle.js b/components/lib/tooltip/style/TooltipStyle.js
index 3ca0db2a9..8c5708915 100644
--- a/components/lib/tooltip/style/TooltipStyle.js
+++ b/components/lib/tooltip/style/TooltipStyle.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ const css = `
     .p-tooltip {
         position:absolute;
         display:none;
+        pointer-events: none;
         padding: .25em .5rem;
         max-width: 12.5rem;
     }